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Post by JC Motors on Nov 15, 2020 12:59:19 GMT -5
I wonder who will replace him. I mean when Art Fleming died the show still went on with Alex hosting. I think whoever replaces Alex will have really big shoes to fill I was talking with my dad about this the other day. I can honestly see it being Ken Jennings. He would be an excellent choice. Speaking of replacements, when Bob Barker retired from The Price is Right, Rosie O'Donnell was rumored to be considered as a replacement
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Post by drifter on Nov 15, 2020 15:23:25 GMT -5
for those who haven't seen it: I remember seeing that clip last year. I liked that, that the guy knew he wasn't going to win, so it did something simple, yet so great with his answer. And man you can see how much that meant to Trebek. I was talking with my dad about this the other day. I can honestly see it being Ken Jennings. He would be an excellent choice. Speaking of replacements, when Bob Barker retired from The Price is Right, Rosie O'Donnell was rumored to be considered as a replacement Thank God that never happened. I absolutely hate that woman. I think Drew has done a good job as a replacement, after he found his footing and found himself as a game show host.
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Post by JC Motors on Nov 15, 2020 16:49:20 GMT -5
for those who haven't seen it: I remember seeing that clip last year. I liked that, that the guy knew he wasn't going to win, so it did something simple, yet so great with his answer. And man you can see how much that meant to Trebek. He would be an excellent choice. Speaking of replacements, when Bob Barker retired from The Price is Right, Rosie O'Donnell was rumored to be considered as a replacement Thank God that never happened. I absolutely hate that woman. I think Drew has done a good job as a replacement, after he found his footing and found himself as a game show host. Here's a little bit of background to the rumor. She would have made an awful game show host www.tvguide.com/news/cbs-turned-down-16474/
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Post by drifter on Nov 15, 2020 19:37:30 GMT -5
I remember seeing that clip last year. I liked that, that the guy knew he wasn't going to win, so it did something simple, yet so great with his answer. And man you can see how much that meant to Trebek. Thank God that never happened. I absolutely hate that woman. I think Drew has done a good job as a replacement, after he found his footing and found himself as a game show host. Here's a little bit of background to the rumor. She would have made an awful game show hostwww.tvguide.com/news/cbs-turned-down-16474/makes sense since she's an awful human being.
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Post by jason1980s on Nov 15, 2020 22:10:34 GMT -5
I'm sorry this thread has turned in to a Rosie thread though I do believe she is awful, as mentioned. Any game show she could host wouldn't last because the fans know at this stage she is an "all about the mon-AY" type of person as the Vince McMahon quote goes. She would have no consideration of show staff members nor contestants and it would destroy the show.
I hate that Alex passed. I followed his life over the last years and truly believed if anyone could beat cancer it would be him. On autograph collecting sites I saw his response to so many requests and it showed that he truly appreciated his fan base and the love we had for him. What especially sticks with me, as someone in the building materials industry, is a story I read a few years ago about his daughter trying to do construction a new house. His daughter needed electrical, plumbing and woodwork done on the house and Alex did all this work himself. This really impressed me so much because I'm sure they could have employed anyone but also because it showed how much he cared about his daughter that he would do this work personally. I hate that passed but I'm sure the last year of his life was enjoyed immensely even knowing it was his last because he knew how much he was loved.
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Post by drifter on Nov 16, 2020 12:02:07 GMT -5
I'm sorry this thread has turned in to a Rosie thread though I do believe she is awful, as mentioned. Any game show she could host wouldn't last because the fans know at this stage she is an "all about the mon-AY" type of person as the Vince McMahon quote goes. She would have no consideration of show staff members nor contestants and it would destroy the show. I hate that Alex passed. I followed his life over the last years and truly believed if anyone could beat cancer it would be him. On autograph collecting sites I saw his response to so many requests and it showed that he truly appreciated his fan base and the love we had for him. What especially sticks with me, as someone in the building materials industry, is a story I read a few years ago about his daughter trying to do construction a new house. His daughter needed electrical, plumbing and woodwork done on the house and Alex did all this work himself. This really impressed me so much because I'm sure they could have employed anyone but also because it showed how much he cared about his daughter that he would do this work personally. I hate that passed but I'm sure the last year of his life was enjoyed immensely even knowing it was his last because he knew how much he was loved. Sadly pancreatic cancer doesn't have a great survival rate, and I'm sure him being the age he was didn't help (and talking about that, even with cancer, man he did not look like he was 80). I had an aunt die from it earlier this year, and it was like Trebek, treatments seemed like they were working, and about a year after diagnosis, things went south, and she was gone quick. And you talk about how handy he was, after he died the shows executive producer Mike Richards talked about his last day. This from it: “He had a swing in his backyard that he loved. He actually rebuilt it earlier this year. He was very handy. I don’t know if a lot of people know that,” Richards told Today. “And even in his book, he described that he wanted his final day to be sitting on his swing next to his wife, Jean, and kind of watching the horizon. And he got to do that.” I remember my first reaction to that was kind of a sad happiness. He got to have his final day the way he wanted it, and that's something not many people get, so it seems that when he went, at least he went in peace.
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Post by Patrick Bateman (original) on Nov 16, 2020 13:54:40 GMT -5
I'm sorry this thread has turned in to a Rosie thread though I do believe she is awful, as mentioned. Any game show she could host wouldn't last because the fans know at this stage she is an "all about the mon-AY" type of person as the Vince McMahon quote goes. She would have no consideration of show staff members nor contestants and it would destroy the show. I hate that Alex passed. I followed his life over the last years and truly believed if anyone could beat cancer it would be him. On autograph collecting sites I saw his response to so many requests and it showed that he truly appreciated his fan base and the love we had for him. What especially sticks with me, as someone in the building materials industry, is a story I read a few years ago about his daughter trying to do construction a new house. His daughter needed electrical, plumbing and woodwork done on the house and Alex did all this work himself. This really impressed me so much because I'm sure they could have employed anyone but also because it showed how much he cared about his daughter that he would do this work personally. I hate that passed but I'm sure the last year of his life was enjoyed immensely even knowing it was his last because he knew how much he was loved. Sadly pancreatic cancer doesn't have a great survival rate, and I'm sure him being the age he was didn't help (and talking about that, even with cancer, man he did not look like he was 80). I had an aunt die from it earlier this year, and it was like Trebek, treatments seemed like they were working, and about a year after diagnosis, things went south, and she was gone quick. And you talk about how handy he was, after he died the shows executive producer Mike Richards talked about his last day. This from it: “He had a swing in his backyard that he loved. He actually rebuilt it earlier this year. He was very handy. I don’t know if a lot of people know that,” Richards told Today. “And even in his book, he described that he wanted his final day to be sitting on his swing next to his wife, Jean, and kind of watching the horizon. And he got to do that.” I remember my first reaction to that was kind of a sad happiness. He got to have his final day the way he wanted it, and that's something not many people get, so it seems that when he went, at least he went in peace. He was insanely handy. I watched a doc about him awhile ago. He prided himself that he had every tool. He remodeled his bathroom, remodeled his wife's office. Use to clean his roof with a leaf blower because he didn't trust other people to because they didn't know the "hot spots" like he did. As for an eventual replacement, Ken Jennings is kind of a douche. I would like someone who is knowledgeable but funny about things. If I were to pick it would be Neil Degrass Tyson.
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